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- ↑ "Gritty love story Samson And Delilah has swept the Inside Film Awards, claiming six trophies". ABC Online . 19 November 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
- ↑ "Samson and Delilah star gets suspended sentence over DVO breach". www.abc.net.au. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
